Sony BMG Music Entertainment

About

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture of Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann, formed by the merger of Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group completed in August 2004. It was one of the Big Four music companies, and its labels included Arista, Columbia, Epic, Jive, RCA and Legacy Recordings.^[1] After Sony bought Bertelsmann's half in 2008, the company took back the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009; its address was 550 Madison Avenue, New York.^[2]

Relations

• Renamed to Sony Music Entertainment since 2009-01-01^[2] sourced
  Sony bought Bertelsmann's 50% stake in August 2008 (^wiki-sbmg); the company took back the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009

Referenced by

• Inferred: Distributes Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust (DualDisc, US 2005) in United States since 2005-04-26 derived
  "Distributed By Columbia Records" per Discogs; Columbia Records was then a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^wiki-sbmg)
• Distributes Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (DualDisc) in United States since 2005-10-04 sourced
  Distributed by Epic, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as transcribed from the pack by Discogs
• Distributes John Mayer Trio – Try! Live in Concert (CD) in European Union sourced
  Credited "Distributed By Sony BMG Music Entertainment" on the European pressing
• Inferred: Distributes John Mayer Trio – Try! Live in Concert (CD) in United States derived
  Discogs credits "Distributed By Columbia Records"; Columbia was a label of Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008, not a separate legal entity
• Distributes Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) in United States since 2005-11-08 sourced
  Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Columbia is a label, not a legal entity
• Inferred: Distributes Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (US CD, copy-protected) in United States derived
  Discogs credits "Distributed By Epic" and "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony BMG, not a legal entity (^discogs-epic)
• Distributes Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), CD + bonus DVD in United States since 2005 sourced
  Discogs company credit "Distributed By" on the US release
• Inferred: Distributes The Body Acoustic – Cyndi Lauper (DualDisc) in United States derived
  Discogs credits Epic as distributor; Daylight was operated through Epic (^wiki-daylight), then part of Sony BMG (^wiki-sbmg)
• Inferred: Distributes The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected) in United States derived
  Discogs credits "Distributed By Epic" and "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony BMG, not a legal entity (^discogs-epic)
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust (DualDisc, US 2005) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and no public source names the registrant; target is the record company behind Columbia Records, credited manufacturer and distributor, as on other Columbia and Epic pages under this prefix from 2005
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (DualDisc) derived
  No company stub states this prefix and no public source names the registrant; Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the record company, copyright owner and distributor per ^discogs-626619
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by John Denver – Rare and Unreleased (US promo CD) derived
  Prefix 0828767; no source names the registrant; target is the company whose labels RCA and Legacy issued this 2005 release
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by John Mayer Trio – Try! Live in Concert (CD) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on this release, which also used the prefix on Epic titles in 2005
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the company credited as manufacturer and distributor on this release. Other Columbia pages on this prefix target Sony Music Entertainment, which Sony BMG was renamed to in 2009
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (US CD, copy-protected) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the © holder credited on this release
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected) derived
  Barcode 0827969458129; no source names the registrant of prefix 0827969; target is the © and ℗ holder credited on the release, owner of the Columbia label at the time (^wiki-album)
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Christmas Collection – Il Divo (CD) derived
  Barcode 0827969771525; no source names the registrant of prefix 0827969; target is the © holder credited on the release, owner of the Columbia label at the time, as on other 0827969 Columbia CDs
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Clash – London Calling (25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2 CD + DVD) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the Sony BMG record company behind the Epic and Legacy labels in 2004, as on product/00827969398821 under the same prefix
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (US CD, copy-protected) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on the same album's US CD without copy protection
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected) derived
  Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on this release
• Imprint of RCA Records since 2004 until 2008 sourced
  Label of the Sony BMG joint venture after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony
• Manufactures Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), CD + bonus DVD in United States since 2005 sourced
  Discogs company credit "Manufactured By" on the US release carrying barcode 0827969422021
• Inferred: Manufactures The Body Acoustic – Cyndi Lauper (DualDisc) in United States derived
  Discogs credits Epic as manufacturer and distributor; Epic was a Sony BMG label (^wiki-sbmg); glass mastered at Sonopress Arvato, USA
• Markets Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman (DualDisc, US 2005) in United States since 2005 sourced
  Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company and with the (c) and (p) notices
• Inferred: Markets Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust (DualDisc, US 2005) in United States since 2005-04-26 derived
  Discogs credits Columbia Records, a division rather than a legal entity (^discogs-columbia), as manufacturer and distributor; in 2005 Columbia Records was a label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Markets Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (DualDisc) in United States since 2005-10-04 sourced
  Credited as record company; pack reads "Manufactured and Distributed by Epic. A division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT"
• Markets Howie Day – Stop All the World Now (Epic special edition CD) in United States sourced
  Discogs records ℗ and © Sony BMG Music Entertainment on this release; Epic was a Sony BMG label at the time (^wiki-sbmg)
• Inferred: Markets John Denver – Rare and Unreleased (US promo CD) in United States derived
  Discogs credits the labels RCA and Legacy and lists no companies (^discogs); RCA was a label of Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008 and Legacy managed the RCA archive under it (^wiki-legacy)
• Markets John Mayer Trio – Try! Live in Concert (CD) in United States sourced
  Credited as record company on the US pressing
• Markets Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) in United States since 2005-11-08 sourced
  Discogs lists Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company; the sleeve text reads "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, A Division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment"
• Markets Matisyahu – Live at Stubb's (Epic enhanced CD) sourced
  Discogs credits the phonographic copyright to Sony BMG Music Entertainment and manufacture and distribution to Epic, a Sony label; the same credits appear on every pressing with this barcode
• Markets Mudvayne – Lost and Found (CD, US 2005) in United States since 2005 sourced
  Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company and with the © 2005 and ℗ 2004, 2005 notices
• Markets Mudvayne – Lost and Found (DualDisc, US 2005) in United States since 2005 sourced
  Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the (p) 2004, 2005 and (c) 2005 notices
• Markets Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (US CD, copy-protected) in United States sourced
  Credited © Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Epic was a division of Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008 (^discogs-epic)
• Inferred: Markets Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected) in United States derived
  Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz); Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © and ℗; Wikipedia gives the label as Columbia / Sony BMG (^wiki-album)
• Markets Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set) in United States sourced
  Discogs records ℗ and © 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment on this release; Epic was a Sony BMG label at the time (^wiki-sbmg)
• Inferred: Markets Shakira – Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (Epic CD) derived
  Discogs credits Epic as manufacturer and distributor and Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © of this release; Epic Records is a Sony Music label per ^wiki-epic, whose operations sat in the Sony BMG joint venture in 2005
• Markets Stealth – Music From The Motion Picture (Epic CD) since 2005 sourced
  Discogs records © and ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment on the Canadian entry that carries this barcode and catalogue number; the US entry lists no companies (^discogs-us)
• Markets The Body Acoustic – Cyndi Lauper (DualDisc) in United States sourced
  © and ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment per the Discogs transcription of this DualDisc
• Markets The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack – Bob Dylan (2005 2-CD set) sourced
  Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company and holder of the © and ℗ lines ("© 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / This Compilation ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment"); the pack reads "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records"
• Inferred: Markets The Christmas Collection – Il Divo (CD) in United States derived
  Released on the Syco Music and Columbia imprints (^musicbrainz); Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © and names Columbia Records as manufacturer and distributor
• Inferred: Markets The Clash – London Calling (25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2 CD + DVD) in United States derived
  Discogs credits the Epic and Legacy labels and "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic and Legacy are labels, not legal entities, and belonged to the Sony BMG joint venture when this edition appeared in September 2004 (^wiki-legacy, ^wiki-sbmg)
• Inferred: Markets The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (US CD, copy-protected) in United States derived
  No company credits on this barcode's Discogs entries; the same album's US Columbia/Deltasonic CD without copy protection (82876 77898 2) credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment as Record Company, and MusicBrainz and the EFF name Columbia as the label of this disc (^musicbrainz, ^eff)
• Markets The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected) in United States sourced
  Credited as Record Company on this barcode's Discogs entry; Epic was a division of Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008 (^discogs-epic)
• Inferred: Group includes Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) derived
  Discogs files this company under Sony BMG Music Entertainment; no register extract was read

Also known as

• Sony BMG

References

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Sony BMG Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, history. CC BY-SA 4.0.
2. ↑ Discogs label 53569: Sony BMG Music Entertainment Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 53569. profile, contact info.